# JONATHAN SCHANZER ✡️ That Wasn’t On My Israel Bingo Card!

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Podcast: [Unapologetically Jewish 🇮🇱 Shana Meyerson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unapologetically-jewish-shana-meyerson-7728125)
Published: 2026-04-10T02:32:25+00:00
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🎥 Watch the Unapologetically Jewish Podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@shanameyerson On this episode of the Unapologetically Jewish Podcast, Shana Meyerson talks with FDD Morning Brief Podcast host, Jonathan Schanzer, about Israel’s Middle East War, connecting the dots from October 7th, 2023 all the way to today. From Gaza to Iran, Hamas to the Houthis to Hezbollah, and from “Israel Alone” to Israel as the United States model ally and partner, so many unexpected outcomes have surprised even the most seasoned Middle East experts. Discover the shocking strategic shifts and geopolitical wildcards that are redefining the Middle East in this must-watch breakdown of Israel’s regional conflict. Join Jonathan Schanzer as we reveal the "not on my bingo card" moments that have transformed the Israel-US alliance and flipped the script on 2026's global security. GET JONATHAN'S BOOK "GAZA CONFLICT 2021": https://amzn.to/4rLL1uM Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is Executive Director at FDD and host of the FDD Morning Brief Podcast. Jonathan previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he followed and froze the funding of Hamas and al-Qaeda. Jonathan has held previous think tank positions at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Middle East Forum. He has written hundreds of articles on the Middle East and U.S. national security. His most recent book is Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War. His other books are State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, and Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror. Jonathan testifies often before Congress and appears on television channels such a…

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